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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: emgee on Tuesday 21 February 12 21:20 GMT (UK)
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Which make of disc do you guys use for recording tv programmess ?.
I tend to leave any recording to my better half.
She tells me she prefers a Mitsubishi DVD-RW because when she deletes programmes the space is aggregated.
With other discs the spaces remain as given up by each programme so deleting 2 half hour slots doesn't allow an hour to be recorded.
The Mitsubishi disc is now old and starting to play up and I can't find anyone who sells them.
Are they available?
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I use Sky HD+ - which uses a hard disk! ;D
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I use a 'non-Sky' hard drive recorder. Much better than disc recording. Keep programmes or delete them at will and no remembering to make sure there's enough disc space for all the recordings. Series recording is also a bonus.
There's a couple of threads on the subject of hard drives if you're interested.
Christine
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There are other makes of DVD -RW out there.
I agree, Hard Drive recorders are much better. I have a Humax.
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DVD discs are not really meant for recording 'on the fly', so they're best used for archiving, and the advice about using a recorder with a hard drive is a good one. Regarding where to purchase replacement DVD's, most shops sell them - just look for a well known brand.
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When the signals were changed last September, I bought a new Sony tv (cant get on with Freeview boxes) and Sony Hard Disk recorder - its 1TB which is about 600hrs worth of recording, more than I'll ever need. Took me a couple of weeks to get used to it, but now I find it much better than the old videos etc.
Busybod
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I used to hate Freeview boxes, but the Humax Freeview+ box is very good - the nearest you'll ever get to Sky+. It even does things which Sky+ doesn't - like warning you that the programme you're watching or recording is available on an HD channel.
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Yep Nick the Sony does that as well. Also has the facility to record two programmes at once and recording a whole series (although I've never done this yet).
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Thanks everyone.
You're right about hard disc recordingof course but are Mitsubishi DVD-RW still available?
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http://digital2disc.com/index.php/news/article/mitsubishi-ceases-disc-production
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Many thanks jape flakes
I thought they must have ceased production but I see it's a recent intention so there might still be some out there.
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Many people record a TV programme simply because there are two programmes they want to watch on at the same time, so they watch one and record the other for later viewing. There can be an alternative to this which many people are not aware of. Several channels now repeat their programmes one hour after the initial broadcast and these can be viewed on other Freeview channels, namely :-
Freeview channel 13 Channel 4 + 1
" 27 ITV2 + 1
" 29 E4 + 1
" 33 ITV1 + 1
" 44 Channel 5 + 1
So for example this evening "Come Dine with Me" will be on Channel 4 at 7.35 and repeated on Channel 4 + 1 at 8.35. The Freeview channels given are for my Granada region but I would imagine they are much the same in other regions. It was only recently that I discovered these repeat channels so I hope some of you find them useful as they can save you having to record programmes.
Jim